RIMPAC in high gear

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463 based at Marine Corps Air Station, Hawaii, departs after offloading Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment participating in various live fire exercises in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 on Range 442 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlando Perez

Cmdr. Thad Shelton, commanding officer of 3rd Fleet Marine Air Operations, demonstrates proposed unit movements at the Sea Spirit Battle Lab during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Chris Okula

A visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) conducts a non-compliant boarding exercise aboard the Royal Australian Navy amphibious ship HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) during the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. Australian Defense Forces photo